Centre for Globalization and Cultural Studies


	“International collaboration in the social sciences and humanities has always been an intrinsic part of doing research. Now as globalization heightens its importance, collaboration is crucial to sustaining excellence in Canadian research and training. It secures access to the world pool of knowledge, helps us address critical national and global issues, and provides training opportunities that prepare Canadian students to thrive in an increasingly interdependent world.” (SSHRC statement) In keeping with the philosophy articulated by SSHRC above, centre activities strive to be international, interdisciplinary, intergenerational, collaborative, and increasingly multilingual. This philosophy animates the three inter-connected areas of current research focus: critical literacies, national and global imaginaries, and building global democracy. The Centre for Globalization and Cultural Studies (GCS) was established with funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Manitoba Innovation Research Fund, and the University of Manitoba. Funding has also been received from the Government of Canada Awards Program which is funded by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT). The agency responsible for financial and administrative matters is the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE).
News	The static News pages contain news about the Centre and archives of past items.
People	If you would like to know more about the people associated with the centre, please go to the People page.
Programs	If you would like to know more about the centre's program components and procedures, please go to the Programs page.
Research	The Research section sets out the Director's projects and will include research by others in due course.
GCS UMinfo	News and events are also accessible through the UMinfo facility which functions like a backstage to this site. This includes external news and events related to Globalization and Cultural Studies. Staff and students at UM may login to be notified. Alternatively you may send an email requesting to be placed on the mailing list for news and events. gcs@cc.umanitoba.ca There is also a Centre for Globalization and Cultural Studies page on Facebook. Posts on that page are linked to Twitter @centregcs Privacy Statement: GCS is committed to protecting your privacy and does not rent, sell or trade any of your information with other Organizations. Information you provide is used only to deliver programs and services and inform you of on-going GCS events or upcoming research.
Documents	Throughout this site there are references to research documents but they may also be accessed through one central location.
Forums	Periodically there will be forum threads established with open monitored access.
Links	Selected links to other sites are offered.